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title: "Virals: Trevor Sinclair laughs off bizarre Jonjo Shelvey claim"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2021-04-16T11:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-04-16T11:00:00Z"
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# Virals: Trevor Sinclair laughs off bizarre Jonjo Shelvey claim

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/04/16/paul-robinson-urges-jesse-lingard-to-move-this-summer/) head North East this weekend to face relegation battlers Newcastle United and the fires have been stoked in the build-up by Toon midfielder Jonjo Shelvey.

Despite struggling for Premier League survival this season with just a [place and six points](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table) between them and the relegation zone, Shelvey has this week claimed the Toon squad is on par with the Hammers.

The claim comes as [David Moyes](https://readwestham.com/2021/04/09/pundit-says-sander-berge-could-take-natural-move-to-west-ham/)‘ side look to make another step towards Champions League qualification, having [turned their fortunes around](https://talksport.com/football/734041/west-ham-all-but-secure-survival-win-watford/#:~:text=important-,West%20Ham%20all%20but%20secure%20Premier%20League%20survival%20thanks%20to,points%20against%20relegation%20rivals%20Watford&text=West%20Ham's%20place%20in%20the,against%20Watford%20on%20Friday%20night.) entirely from last term.

Unsurprisingly the comments, which were made to [talkSPORT](https://twitter.com/talkSPORT/status/1382725510019608582) have prompted a reaction, nowhere more so than from former Iron, Trevor Sinclair, who took to Twitter with a three-word response.

> Twitter: Decent banter Jonjo ![🤣](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f923.svg) https://t.co/vXnlZ4NQck (@trevor8sinclair)

Whilst injuries have badly hampered the St James’ Park outfit of late, the [23 point gap](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) that currently separates the two sides would suggest the difference in quality within the two squads is stark.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Shelvey will of course be looking to have the last laugh this week and put a major dent in the Hammers’ chances of European qualification, whilst perhaps ensuring the [Magpies’ survival](https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/19180744.can-newcastle-survive-premier-league-season/) in the process.

Regardless of the result, based on this season alone it’s hard to agree there are parallels between the two sides.